CLOUD-BASED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A FIRE PANEL
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1. A cloud-based method for configuring an alarm system panel, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile device, a configuration file from a remote server, the configuration file including information associated with points connected to the alarm panel;
establishing a connection between the alarm panel and the mobile device; and
transferring the configuration file from the mobile device to the alarm panel in order to modify information associated with at least one of the points connected to the alarm panel.
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Abstract
An alarm panel configuration system for facilitating cloud-based configuration of the alarm panel is provided. The configuration system may include a remote server providing a remotely accessible configuration file modification interface, the configuration file modification interface configured to compile a configuration file and transmit the configuration file to a mobile device, and an alarm panel configured to receive the configuration file from the mobile device.
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25 Claims
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1. A cloud-based method for configuring an alarm system panel, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device, a configuration file from a remote server, the configuration file including information associated with points connected to the alarm panel; establishing a connection between the alarm panel and the mobile device; and transferring the configuration file from the mobile device to the alarm panel in order to modify information associated with at least one of the points connected to the alarm panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing a configuration file for an alarm panel comprising, at a remote server:
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receiving a job database corresponding to an alarm panel; receiving instructions from a mobile device, the instructions including indications of modifications to make to the job database; making at least one change to the job database based on the received instructions; compiling a configuration file from the changed job database, the configuration file including information associated with points connected to the alarm panel; and transmitting the configuration file, wherein the configuration file is either transmitted to the mobile device or the alarm panel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cloud-based alarm panel configuration system comprising:
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a remote server providing a remotely accessible configuration file modification interface, the configuration file modification interface configured to compile a configuration file and transmit the configuration file to a mobile device; and an alarm panel configured to receive the configuration file from the mobile device, the configuration file including information associated with points connected to the alarm panel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. The cloud-based alarm panel configuration system of claim 21, wherein the job database is transmitted to the remote server as an attachment to an email and wherein the configuration file is transmitted to the mobile device as an attachment to an email.
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22. An alarm panel configurable from a cloud-based configuration system, the alarm panel comprising:
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a memory for storing a configuration file; a connection component for establishing a connection to a mobile device; and a configuration file receipt component for receiving a configuration file from the mobile device, where the configuration file is compiled on a remote server, the configuration file including information associated with points connected to the alarm panel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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